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Travel Advisory – ND Highway 256 Road Closure - Rerouting of all Traffic at the Antler, North Dakota, Port of Entry

Release Date
Tue, 07/01/2014

ANTLER, N.D. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection is advising the traveling public that all commercial and passenger vehicle traffic traveling through the Antler port of entry will be required to use an alternate route as North Dakota Highway 256 has been closed due to flooding.

Commercial and passenger vehicle traffic can utilize the ports of Sherwood, North Dakota, to the west of Antler and Westhope, North Dakota, which is east of the Antler port of entry as alternative travel routes. The Sherwood port of Entry is open from 9:00 a.m. CDT to 10:00 p.m. CDT and hours of operation for the Westhope port of entry are 8:00 a.m. CDT to 9:00 p.m. CDT. Water crossing the highway south of the port of entry has made the roadway impassable.

For the most up to date road condition and road closures please visit the following web site North Dakota Highway Department for North Dakota road conditions.

It is our dual mission is to facilitate travel in the United States while we secure our borders, our people and our visitors from those that would do us harm like terrorists and terrorist weapons, criminals and contraband.

For more information on international travel into the United States or port of entry hours and visit CBP’s Travel site.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.

Last Modified: Mar 04, 2024